Vehicle name-plate.



H. J. DUCKGEISCHEL.

VEH|( )LE NAME RLATE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 9. 1911.

Patented. Dec. 18,1917.

"same a". nncaenisonnn or CHICAGO, trainers, Assrenon roan. cause a I CQL'EPANY, A. CORPORATION OF ILINOK$ VEHICLE NAME-PLATE.

Specification of Letters Yatent. I Patgntgd De a, se ame,

Application filed April 9, 1917. Serial No. 160,887.-

.To all whom it may concern.

. clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to th accompanying draw ings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention covers an improved form of a vehicle name plate provided with resilient means adapted to be irictionally sprung be- ,tween suitable inwardly directed flanges integrally formed, on the inner upper central portion of the radiator shell of the vehicle, by bending back portions of the margin of an opening formed in said radiator shell for receiving the resilient means of. the name plate.

is an obj strnct' a vehicle name plate provided with resilient members adapted to be inserted through a suitable opening in the vehicle to Lirictionally engage inturned portions of the margin of said opening to hold the name plate in position.

' it is also an object or this invention to provide a name plate having a resilient slotted member rigidly secured on the rear thereof to frictionally engage between suitable lugs struck rcarwardly from the radiator shell of an automobile thereby providing an opening :ior receiving said slotted member to permit said frictional engagement.

It is furthermore an object of this invention to construct a name plate wherein a slotted triangular means is rigidly secured upon the rear of the name plate, to engage in one positionvonly through a triangular opening in the radiator shell of a vehicle and frictionally engage between triangularly disposed lugs integrally formed on the interior of the radiator shell for rigidly holding the name plate in position.

it is an important obgect of this invention to provide a radiator name plate simple in construction adapted to be rigidly sprung into position, in an apertured radiator shell, in one position only.

@ther and further important objects of of Chicago, in the ect of this invention to 0011 the invention will be apparentirom the-disclosures in the drawings and specification.

The invention in a preferred 'lforln) is illustrated in the drawings, and hereinafter 1 601'. a

more fully described.

On the drawings: Figure l is a front plan view of an automobile radiator and radiator shell, having a name plate secured thereon embodying the principles of my invention.

Fig. 2 is arearview of the name plate.- Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary rear view of the apertured portion of the re their name plates secured upon the front end thereof, Fig. 1, has been designed to show anautomobile radiator 1, surrounded by a radiator shell 2, having integrally formed or rigidly secured transversely across tlie upper portion thereof, above the radiator, a radiator shell plate 3. Cut or stamped centrally from the plate 3, is an isosceles triangular opening or aperture l, the corners of which are rounded as denoted by the numeral. 5, said opening 4, having its shorter side or base disposed horizontally with the apex angle'thereof divided equally by a vertical center line through the shell plate 3. Integrally formed at the base and sides of the opening l, between the curved portions 5, thereof, is a rearwardly directed base flange or lug 6, and two rearwardly directed side flanges or lugs 7, of equal length, but longer than the base flange 6. The respective flanges 6 and 7 are disposed at an angle with respect to one another, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and are formed by cutting away portions of the plate 3, thus forming the opening 4, and bending back the remaining portions at right angles to the inner face of the shell plate.

The reference numeral 8, designates the name plate proper, which is convexand of any desired shape, and made of metal or other suitable materials,'having a letter, monogram, or emblem 9, brazed, soldered or enameled on the front or convex surface "thereof. Erased or soldered centrally on the rear or concave surface of the name plate 8 is rearwardly directed collar or st ll} '10, the outer end 11, of which is of reduced size forming a shoulder 12, and prothrough a suitable centrally disposed aperture in a retaining or attaching plate smaller than the opening 4, which .eats upon said shoulder 12, and is rigidly soured in position thereon at right angles hereto oy expanding or swoging the reend ll, of said collar, as denoted by eheweference numeral 13, by other suitable means desired. The retaining or atlachi plate is formed in the shape of an iso 'lriangle, the corners of which are rounded as denoted lay the numerals 14- and having the shorter edge or side 15, thereof, disposed in a posilnion below the center of l'lB name plate 8, and at right angles to a vertical cenler line taken through the design upon the convex suritace of the name plate, H1 2 illQ longer and equal edges or sides 16, 01 the retaining plate and the shorter 15 are each provided with a notch or slot i7, disposed at I'lglli; angles to the respective sides of the retaining plate, thus dividing musing oi the plane 8, upon in"? of a i o shell plate i m. in

j, y ace n on on automobile or other since the mounting each use 19 iween the l,

ihe c 19 and 20, each con o. lower end of one 1y shown in Fig. 3. onecl as described ting posi- -1. upon the ll eloy 20, between the spective flanges 6 and The flanges are stronger than the flexible tongues and therefore resist spreading" apart, thereby bending said tongues soward the name plate, as shown in Fig. 5, and rigidly holding the name plate in mounted position upon the front of the shell plate 3, with the outer rim of said nanie plate bearing tightly against the outer surface of the radiator shell plate. In this position the emblem 9, of the name plate is properly disposed on the front of the automobile with its center lines in a vertical and horizontal position, 'With the name plate mounted as shown in Fig. 5, it will be seen shat the name plate cannot be removed except by exerling a considei'ahle amount of force suliicient to over come the outwardly fl xed tongues 18, 19 and 20, which tend to clamp or lock against the flanges 6 and 7,, to resist any oufzwerd movement the name I am aware that various of con struction may be varied lhrous'h a i 0 Wide range Without depariing from the principles of this invention, and l Zllel6i 7 purpose limiting the get "1' Wise than necessitated lay l;

I claim my invention: 1. he con'iloinazion 's'vitli ular openin is slot-ted @riangular p engage in said open the name plate in posiliion 3 oned plate. h 2. ln a device of the ol combination with an e radiator shell, of a name 'lzr' ingular retaining means to engage in said aperture to rig; 3 said plate in inounlecl position on diator shell one position onlf c 3) lo a device of the described the combination with automobile LRQPJLELOE shell harms a trim #ular means sllruck inwar nd a resili u nol;

w'r e1 1 \ullulf/ ire-in eacn idle 1e plate, and Huang. i

dl'v secured tlicr ining; means one side said opening and wieh engaging said the name plat-e in posizion upon, s

is less,

aaaodat 5. The combination with means having an opening therein in the shape of anisosceles triangle,of a name plate, and means secured thereto having the shape of an isosceles triangle adapted to engage in said opening in one position only to hold said name plate locked in position upon said first mentioned means. a 1

6. In a device of the class described, a plate havin an aperture therein, integral means struc rearwardly from the margin of said aperture, a name plate, and slotted means rigidly secured thereon adapted to project through said aperture in one position only to frictionally engagesaid integral means to hold said name plate locked in position upon said plate.

7. In a device of the class described, a plate, gneans integrally formed thereon, a name plate, and a resilient slotted plate thereon adapted to frictionally engage said means to hold said name plate in position on said first mentioned plate and lockingly re- HENRY J, DUGKGEISCHEL,

Witnesses (Emma W. HILLS, Jn, Earn, M Hnmmm. 

